Well I'm planning to build a new PC to replace my stone-age computer. What I plan to get is: 18" X-Blade (859) Black/Silver Case w/Transparent Side Panel 400W P4 Power Supply USB 2.0 Asus 52x Black IDE CDROM MSI K8N NEO4-Plat.(MS-7125-010) nForce4 Ultra Chipset S939 1PCI-Ex16/4+2PCI/4DDR W/Sound GB-Lan SATA Raid IEEE 1394 AMD® Athlon™ 64 3200+ Socket-939 512K 2x 512MB PC3200 400Mhz 184pin DDR (Samsung) ATI Radeon X800XL 256MB DDR3 PCI-Express w/TV & DVI-I Sapphire I also plan to use the motherboards on-board audio. Will these system specs be good for gaming and last for years without any upgrades? Thx in advance!

What's the 12V ampage on the power supply? I would go with a DVD ROM drive at the very least since many games come with DVD installation media, plus it's like $10 more. Asus is good though in optical drives. Sure you don't want CD burning functionality, too? The Athlon 64, make sure it's the Venice. I would recommend Mushkin or Corsair for the memory. CAS 2.5 and affordable! The ATI Radeon X800XL isn't a bad card for the money, but you may want to take a look at a comparably priced NVidia card, as they're usually better performers at that price range currently. I'm not partial to NVidia or ATI, but $150 on up, Nvidia is usually more competive right now. What about your hard drive? "Republicans in Congress are moving to ratify a constitutional amendment to ban flag burning, thus ending the Iraq insurgency."

Thx for the advice! Guess I was not thinking about a DVD rom.. so I switched my list to: Sony 16x DVD ROM drive and 2x 512MB PC3200 400Mhz 184pin DDR (Corsair VS512MB400) For the video card, i checked a few reviews and the ATI was rated the best in most games. However, the Nvidia cards did beat the ATI card in some games... but the ATI still had a very good FPS so not a minor loss. The Hard drive and CD-RW drive are already in this PC and I will be putting it in the new one. Hard drive is an 80GB Western Digital 7200rpm, 8MB Cache. Thx for the info^^

Might I suggest depending on the specs of your old PC to keep it intact and sell it if it's not too old. Take that money and get a new SATA hard drive, and a DVD burner. For the DVD drive, stick to Asus, they're fast, quiet, and reliable. "Republicans in Congress are moving to ratify a constitutional amendment to ban flag burning, thus ending the Iraq insurgency."

While the ATI X800XL is definitely a great performer and will last for quite some time, It lacks some features that current game producers are implementing, such as shader model v3.0. The nvidia equivalent would be the wiser chioce, plus being as prices are dropping substantially, a 6800gt could be had for a reasonable price. Also, If you can help it, by all means, stay away from a PSU that comes bundle with a case, Its purely marketing on the case's behalf, and more commen then not are of very poor quility. Get yourself a brand named PSU thats (AT LEAST!) with those specs you mentioned above, 420watts with 18a @12+ rail, this is the most vital component in your rig, do not skimp out on it or your power hungr hardware will be very expensive paper weights! As far as your CPU and chipset is concerned, it will get the job you want it to do done well, and very efficiently and effectively too. Do not neglect the harddrive either, (cause its often the most slowest piece of hardware in the whole system) You want your operating system to respond with haste to youy in put commands! 16mb of cache is nearly becoming a standard, and you will greatly benefit from it. I concure with hero regarding the DVD drive, it just makes more logical sence to purchase DVD drive over a cdrom only drive these days. CHIPSET---i865pe CPU--------Prescott 2.8ghz @ 4004Mhz 286x14 FSB--------@ 1144Mhz RAM-------512x2 in dual config @ 430mhz GPU--------PNY 6800 16x1,5vp OS----------WinXP SP2 HDD-------36GB WD Raptor

The power supply question was an important one. Check the amperage on the +12v rail, but besides that, does it have the correct ATX main connector? You'll probably need a 24-pin ATX plug for that board. ASUS A7N8X-X Athlon XP 1800+ 8.5 x 200MHz 1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7 Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro SP1

Ok, I have changed most of the things, this is what I have now: 18" Ogre Black/Silver Case w/Transparent Side Panel USB 2.0 400 Watt ATX12V power supply w/+12VDC 4pin Connector Asus 16x DVD ROM drive Western Digital WD800JD 80.0GB 8MB SATA 120mm Ball Bearing Case fan (Clear) 120mm Ball Bearing Case fan (Clear) MSI K8N NEO4-Plat.(MS-7125-010) nForce4 Ultra Chipset S939 1PCI-Ex16/4+2PCI/4DDR W/Sound GB-Lan SATA Raid IEEE 1394 AMD® Athlon™ 64 3200+ Socket-939 512K Box 1GB PC3200 400Mhz 184pin DDR (Corsair VS1GB400C3) ATI Radeon X800XL 256MB DDR3 PCI-Express w/TV & DVI-I Sapphire Thx for the tip about the power supply, would this power supply be good enough? Thx again